A photograph of volunteers assisting with a rescue in Bellevue during the May 2010 Nashville flood.
Photo text reads: “Volunteers came from 5-10 mi away. I recognize only 2 or 3 neighbors in this photo. Lord knows where the boat came from. We never...

A studio portrait of Rebecca Landers in Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) uniform, 26 May 1943. An inscription on the front of the photograph to her husband, Corris, reads: "Everlastingly your wife, Rebecca." A few months after this photograph...

A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

“Army Day Parade Plans Announced: Arrangements for a colorful demonstration as Nashville’s observance of Army Day are being worked out under a committee headed by Walter Stokes, Jr., which provides for an elaborate parade Monday at 2 o’clock in...

M. Werthan and Company was founded by Meier Werthan in 1895. He was originally in the business of buying, reconditioning, and selling used burlap bags. By 1913, the business expanded into the manufacture of new textile bags, made of cotton fabric...

Excerpts from an oral history interview with Marion F. "Sonny" Smith, conducted on 25 Sept. 2007 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Smith served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the...

A photograph of Z. Alexander Looby at the city jail, Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Looby, a local lawyer had addressed an American Veteran's Committee public meeting at Bethlehem Center on November 1, 1950. This photograph appeared in the Nashville...

A scene from the May 17th, 1957 baseball game between Nashville Vols and the All-Star team, played at Sulphur Dell ballpark located in Nashville, Tennessee. Sulphur Dell was the home of the Nashville Vols in the Southern Association from 1901 until...

This photo relates to Tommy Sands and Nancy Sinatra’s arrival in Nashville on June 25th, 1961 via train, where they were met at Union Station by admiring fans. The couple also visited McNeilly Day Home and met with young school-age children. ...